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Everton fan who threw bottle at Villa player avoids jail

An Everton fan who threw a plastic bottle at Aston Villa players celebrating a goal has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Roger Tweedle, 19, hurled the object, which hit Villa defender Matty Cash in the face, at Goodison Park on 22 January.

He admitted throwing a missile onto the playing area and common assault.

Tweedle was sentenced to eight weeks in jail, suspended for 12 months, at Sefton Magistrates' Court.

The court earlier heard Tweedle, of Walton in Liverpool, was seen to raise his hands in celebration when the Lucozade bottle hit the player.